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Exaggerated Costs of Children
July 3, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: In response to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, United Families International used as its poll question: "Do you believe that it costs a middle-income family $234,900 to raise a child through age 17?" Here's...
Secret Abortions for Teens
June 29, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: We're all still reeling from the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold "Obamacare." This piece of legislation is an affront to individual liberty and to religious freedom and must be repealed. We will be putting our...
“The Longest Suicide Note in History…”
Rio+20: “the Longest Suicide Note in History” June 21, 2012 The media will tell you that the Rio +20 Sustainable Environment Conference began on Wednesday, June 20, with world leaders converging on Rio de Rio de Janeiro, but for the pro-family world the drama ended...
Fathers – A Powerful Influence for Good
June 13, 2012 Fathers - A Powerful Influence for Good I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. -Sigmund Freud The greatest thing a FATHER can do to his children, is to love their mother. -Anjaneth Garcia...
Of Forests and Families
June 7, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: "The demise of two-parent families in the U.S. has been an economic catastrophe for society." So begins an important article entitled "The Single Mother Catastrophe." Perhaps no other indicator so readily describes the...
Supporters of “Family” Gather in Madrid
June 1, 2012 Supporters of "Family" Gather in Madrid What happens when you take the magical city of Madrid and add almost 3000 people, including some 100+ experts on family issues, hundreds of volunteers, several nights of world-class entertainment and all the passion...
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The Secret to a Happy Family
by Ashley Corbaley "All happy families are alike." –Leo Tolstoy What does it mean that happy families are all alike? What makes a happy family? Parenting author, Charlotte Latvala shares six secrets for a happy family: Create Traditions Traditions do not have to be...
Is Marriage a Right?
by Erin Weist Following a petition and protest by thousands of Mexican citizens standing against redefining marriage in Mexican law, a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage was shut down last week as the Commission on Constitutional Matters voted against the measure...
Thank You, Veterans!
by Jennifer Johnson I am proud to say that I am the granddaughter of military veterans. My maternal grandfather served overseas during the Vietnam War, and my paternal grandfather would have deployed overseas during the Korean War were it not for health and family...
Looking Back, Planning Ahead
by Diane Robertson I started keeping a personal blog in the early days when blogging was still popular in 2007. I was a young mother with 5 small children and they were and are the topic of that blog. Those 5 young children aren’t so small anymore. Five more little...
Taking a Holiday Breather
by Ashley Corbaley It’s the holiday season, a favorite time of the year for many people. While this is a wonderful season, it is also one of considerable stress for some families. Walking into the store the day after Halloween I was bombarded with Christmas music and...
Train up a Child
by Erin Weist Earlier this week I had the experience of being mocked on social media. If you’ve spent any time online this is not a revelation, the internet can be a brutal place to experience the full attack of opinions clashing with one’s own. However the tone and...
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